Lloyd Carlo Douglas v. Theo White, Warden

46 F.3d 1140 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lloyd Carlo DOUGLAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Theo WHITE, Warden; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-15746. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 19, 1994. * Decided Jan. 11, 1995. Before: SNEED, D.W. NELSON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Lloyd Carlo Douglas, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his motion for preliminary injunctive relief in his civil rights action. Douglas contends he was denied meaningful access to the courts because the prison law library contains insufficient law books and legal materials and is open too few hours per week. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1292 (a)(1) and we affirm. 3 This court will reverse a district court's denial of a preliminary injunction only where the court abused its discretion or based its decision on an erroneous legal standard or on clearly erroneous findings of fact.…